Abby Cates got the best sort of inspiration on "The Voice" Tuesday. When she revealed she had decided to sing "Because of You" in the knockout round, she received firsthand advice from the songwriter herself, her coach Kelly Clarkson.

The sound of Abby Cates’ voice was enough to drop Kelly Clarkson’s jaw to the floor after only a few seconds. Cates, a 17-year-old from Cincinnati and an alumni from Town Hall Theatre in Washington Township, appeared on “The Voice” last night singing, “Scars to Your Beautiful” by Alessia Cara.

Another local artist just made it big on a national stage. Cincinnati native Abby Cates says she's always been a singer. "I would wake up singing instead of crying, just stuff like that. I literally sang from birth," said Cates.